23-5A-25. Release of record or sample for certain authorized purposes.

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Any DNA record or DNA sample submitted to the South Dakota State Forensic Laboratory may only be released for the following authorized purposes:

(1)For law enforcement identification purposes, including the identification of human remains, to federal, state, or local criminal justice agencies;

(2)For criminal defense and appeal purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which such defendant is charged or was convicted;

(3)If personally identifiable information is removed, for forensic validation studies, forensic protocol development or quality control purposes and for establishment or maintenance of a population statistics database, to federal, state, or local forensic laboratories or law enforcement agencies; and

(4)If ordered by the court for determination of parentage and if there is no other available DNA sample and all other reasonable opportunities to locate a known sample have been exhausted.